Hura crepitans L.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Hura crepitans L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. C. Daly 11049 with I. Rivero, P. C. Mitoso, J. E. S. Lima, A. Balbino, 25 Oct 2001

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Santa Rosa do Purus Mun. Rio Purus, left bank, Colocaçao Santa Helena; trail to Rio Envira.

  • Habitat

    Open forest with palms on high terraces only occasionally dissected by streams. No presence of taboca (Guadua palm). Occasional.

  • Description

    Tree. Tree 30m, monoecious, protogynous, pistillate and staminate flowers red. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 694653

    Occurrence ID: 9b55cb4e-6479-43c5-820b-6e4f77fdea8a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Hura crepitans L.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Santa Rosa do Purus Mun.

  • Locality

    Rio Purus, left bank, Colocaçao Santa Helena; trail to Rio Envira.

  • Coordinates

    -9.13, -70.1769

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Flora of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
No. 11049	Euphorbiaceae
Hura crepitans L.
Brazil. Acre. Mun. Santa Rosa: Rio Purus, left bank,
Coloca?ao Santa Helena; trail to Rio Envira. ca.
9°07’48.5"S, ca. 70°10’37.3"W. Open forest with palms
on high terraces only occasionally dissected by streams.
No presence of taboca (Giiadua palm).
Tree 30m, monoecious, protogynous, pistillate and
staminate flowers red. Occasional.
N.V.: assacu [Portuguese]
D. C. Daly, I. Rivero, P. C. Mitoso, J. E. S. Lima, A.
Balbino	25 Oct 2001
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Supported by the Tinker Foundation
00694653